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South Carolina State Climate Office
Lake and buoy observations for:
Start date:11/06/2016 - 1400 UTC
End date:11/06/2016 - 1521 UTC

Usually updates around 20 minutes past the hour.
Yellow wind background indicates wind speed 20 to 33 knots.
Orange wind background indicates wind speed 34 to 47 knots.
Red wind background indicates wind speed 48 to 63 knots.
Purple wind background indicates wind speed 64 knots and greater.
The observations are courtesy of the National Data Buoy Center.
Station/
Position
Name and location (latitude and longitude) of the observation.
Time

(UTC)Time - Coordinated universal time, abbreviated UTC. This was formerly known as Greenwich mean time (GMT). Other terms used to refer to it include "Zulu time (Z)", "universal time," and "world time".

Conversion:
Easter Standard Time: UTC - 5 hours.
Easter Daylight Time: UTC - 4 hours.
Temp.
Air Sea
°FAir and Sea temperature (degrees Fahrenheit).
Dew
Point
°FDew point temperature (degrees Fahrenheit) is the temperature to which air must be cooled in order to reach saturation (assuming air pressure and moisture content are constant). A higher dew point indicates more moisture present in the air.
Wind
DIR/SP/G
(deg/kt/kt)DIR-Wind direction (the direction the wind is coming from in degrees clockwise from true N) during the same period used for wind speed.

Key:
    90 - Wind blowing from the east.
   180 - Wind blowing from the south.
   270 - Wind blowing from the west.
   360 - Wind blowing from the north.
   VRB - Variable direction.

SP - Wind speed (knots) averaged over an eight-minute period for buoys and a two-minute period for land stations. .

G - Peak 5 or 8 second gust speed (knots) measured during the eight-minute or two-minute period.
Pressure/
Tendency
(in)Sea level pressure in inches (in) and pressure tendency.

Pressure Tendency is the direction (plus or minus) and the amount of pressure change for a three hour period ending at the time of observation.
Swell
HGT/PER/DIRSwell is a formation of long wavelength ocean surface waves on the sea. Swells are far more stable in their directions and frequency than normal oceanic waves since they are formed by tropical storms and by stable wind systems.

Key:
   HGT - Swell Height This is the estimated average height of the highest one-third of the swells. It is estimated from determining how the wave energy is distributed among various periods (frequencies), determining if a separate swell energy peak exists, and then, picking a frequency to separate swell and wind-waves. The swell height is calculated from the wave energies below the separation frequency.
   PER - This is the peak period in seconds of the swells. If more than one swell is present, this is the period of the swell containing the maximum energy.
   DIR - This is the direction that the swells are coming from. Swells are waves not produced by the local wind and come in at a higher period (longer wave length) than waves produced by the local wind. Direction is given on a 16 point compass scale.
Wind Wave
HGT/PER/DIR
STPWind waves are generated by wind passing over the sea.

Key:
   HGT - This is the average height of the highest one-third of the wind-waves. Again, it is estimated by the process mentioned under Swell Height, except that it is the calculated from the energies above the separation frequency
   PER - Wind Wave Period is the time (in seconds) that it takes successive wind wave crests or troughs to pass a fixed point. This is the peak period in seconds of the wind-waves.
   DIR - This is the direction that the wind-waves are coming from. Wind-waves are produced (or were recently produced) by the local wind. If a swell is present, these waves arrive at a lower period (more frequently) than do the swells. Direction is given on a 16 point compass scale.
   STP - Steepness is reported as either "VERY STEEP", "STEEP","AVERAGE", or "SWELL". For a given wave height, steep waves represent a more serious threat to capsizing vessels or damaging marine structures than broad swell. It is determined by examining the significant wave height and the dominant wave period when compared to climatology.
CHDS1 N/A          
LMFS1
34.11/81.27
1420 58/- - -/0G2 30.33/- -/-/- -/-/-
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WATS1
34.34/80.70
1430 58/- - 10/3G4 -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LMSS1 N/A          
ACXS1 N/A          
FBIS1
32.68/79.89
1500 64/- 48 20/10G12 30.32/+0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
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FBPS1 N/A          
NIWS1 N/A          
MROS1 N/A          
41029 N/A          
41004
32.50/79.10
1450 69/79 56 40/14G16 30.28/+0.03 2.62/10.0/E 2.95/5.9/E
AVERAGE
41424 N/A          
OCPN7 N/A          
BFTN7
34.72/76.67
1448 58/63 - 340/5G7 30.29/- -/-/- -/-/-
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CLKN7
34.62/76.53
1500 59/- - 330/8G11 30.31/+0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
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41025
35.01/75.40
1450 63/71 45 350/14G18 30.29/+0.01 2.62/8.3/E 2.30/3.8/N
SWELL
41001 N/A          
41035 N/A          
41036 N/A          
41037
33.99/77.36
1408 63/74 - 360/10G16 30.32/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41038 N/A          
41013
33.44/77.74
1450 65/80 48 20/12G16 30.30/- 3.28/8.3/E 1.97/4.8/ENE
AVERAGE
SPAG1 N/A          
SECG1 N/A          
SKMG1 N/A          
FPKG1
32.04/80.90
1448 63/71 - 30/7G9 30.32/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41008
31.40/80.87
1450 70/73 63 -/-G- 30.27/+0.04 -/-/- -/-/-
N/A
SAXG1
31.42/81.30
1400 62/- 55 10/10G- 30.30/+0.06 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41112 N/A          
FRDF1
30.68/81.47
1448 68/73 - 360/11G14 30.26/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
MYPF1
30.40/81.43
1448 68/73 - 360/7G10 30.25/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41012 N/A          
SAUF1
29.86/81.27
1500 75/73 - 80/13G16 30.26/+0.04 -/-/- -/-/-
-
GTXF1 N/A          
41009 N/A          
41010 N/A          
41113 N/A          
41114 N/A          
LKWF1
26.61/80.03
1448 77/80 63 50/17G19 30.14/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
VAKF1
25.73/80.16
1448 79/81 - 50/10G14 30.14/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
FWYF1
25.59/80.10
1500 78/80 - 40/20G22 30.14/+0.04 -/-/- -/-/-
-
MLRF1
25.01/80.38
1400 78/80 - 80/19G21 30.10/+0.05 -/-/- -/-/-
-
LONF1
24.84/80.86
1400 73/76 69 20/13G14 30.11/+0.04 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SMKF1 N/A          
SANF1
24.46/81.88
1450 76/- 68 50/15G17 30.12/+0.04 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SAPF1
27.76/82.63
1448 -/- - 40/7G11 -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SPGF1 N/A          
41046
23.87/68.48
1450 79/82 69 350/10G12 29.98/- 3.61/8.3/ENE 1.97/4.8/NE
AVERAGE
41047
27.52/71.48
1450 77/80 69 40/19G27 30.05/- 7.22/10.0/N 5.91/6.2/NNE
AVERAGE
41048
31.86/69.59
1450 71/76 54 20/16G19 30.14/+0.02 4.59/7.7/N 4.59/6.7/NE
STEEP
BEPB6 N/A          
SJNP4
18.46/66.12
1448 -/- - 150/8G11 -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
MGIP4
17.97/67.05
1448 80/83 - 120/3G6 29.93/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LPRP4 N/A          
JOXP4 N/A          
CHAV3
18.34/64.92
1448 87/85 - 220/2G5 29.96/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
CHSV3
17.75/64.70
1448 88/84 - 180/4G8 29.94/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LTBV3 N/A          
41043
21.13/64.86
1450 76/84 72 10/18G21 30.00/- 2.95/9.1/NE 5.58/5.6/NE
VERY_STEEP
41421 N/A          
41420 N/A          
SHIP1
32.40/73.20
1500 70/75 52 350/17G- 30.22/+0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP2
32.00/80.50
1500 65/72 57 40/19G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP3
21.40/68.60
1500 80/83 - 60/14G- 29.85/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP4
19.70/74.10
1500 82/84 72 50/22G- 29.95/+0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP5
19.60/64.20
1500 84/84 75 160/9G- 29.96/+0.05 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP6
17.60/76.70
1500 80/85 71 330/11G- 29.94/+0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP7
35.30/74.80
1400 64/79 - 340/13G- 30.26/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP8
31.80/80.50
1400 67/73 61 30/20G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP9
26.30/73.70
1400 81/79 - 50/27G- 30.00/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP10
19.50/74.30
1400 82/84 73 60/19G- 29.95/+0.05 -/-/- -/-/-
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SHIP11
17.90/76.70
1400 76/86 70 190/5G- 29.96/+0.05 -/-/- -/-/-
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